New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-28
soME TIPS ON THE SUBURBAN
.ur pwYERs HAVE NOT BACKED FREMONT


s.'s vora IN be- run TO- morrow Old Barnum |
~ v,n q hands down. The aged campaieher' VIM
S...n racing last year on May 81 ana KEPT ~ up M
Toyember IS, starting forty-four times anu whine
s-.ntvfour Is to-day fresh as an unoca'eh 'woyea
IA and who will say he is not far more eager "
-, This grand old geding without hope OF poster
~. ha .xper,enced and survived all the ups ana GOWNS
- ..cng for nine years He has beaten nearly ali tno
".rschs" and been beaten by nearly all 'no
~r,urs,: ran dead heat WIN 'no Pc,
Ma. woodford for the Coney Island Cup ana me-.
Numiliating defeat by "beach comoers' saoA =, nine
Nm, and Coufalou Barnum Is peculiar piece " -.
-.ohar,sm II takes longer to wind him up '"aa ~
wa,.rhurv watch but once wound he runs UNI, 49,
m more running to do His inach'nefy 80, d,,..,ivs
dared He eats like a sausage UNI 80 ,,an $500
sreans are tough as purrn eOo"o 10 ha. added to
sddaa him TO H. j. woodfords string anu n non
-s,s. hont account more than $lOOooo.
,omo,al Turf Guide" does not bother i'sen "oo"
A.. s.s of horse after he has passed MS s'A'~
-, ali horses are aged" whether they DO .e"'
- -,h,rtv The Oldest horse In training III 'n0 -"
states is Hickory jim, otherwise oid i,'s - oh,of
hsen running for sixteen years ana WHOSE '"'o
s,..no,on ia that he has been pcateh Al
r..r,y every State in the Union. oiu hoA
vss raised In Oregon; his owner was 80,
IN Maine The two extremes met In Iexas anu nav
Naen together ever since, forming hho Oh hu'"" ~"
mration society that commands respect Oh Ill "no a0
\. fortunate as to see aud horse together Is Ss
that two Of the oldest in this country arc
o more nearly equipped for the campaign OF 1881 IMAM
hundreds OF fresh young thoronghoreos Inc a'o'Aso
racinR life of is said to be less than 'hree years
hut Old and Old Hek look as IL 'Iey hr lat
n nm "a long as any high priced soprano uoos n0i ~
farewell" ., THAR kind are chartered
bt"n Reach sort of round house and repair shop
r thoroughbreds Here they pass tne ha
s s pyate straw track patchodSp shed such
q poor keep their COWS Safety IN of horses that
va in them. though the word "beaeheomber aesis
sates the big majority 81 the the Of
s Ss sss rolls i'; ,ssm to rs as
edge and laps sd snas se eSsS IS Now
certain afflicted owners and trainers Oh G IN vinsa and
Sssss Of iGS s as turf SsnS
He'd by promenadins up to tner thsy arSued for
o int ' and % s and they
sordnsy their Ideas into Sa S so the
no where n old ocea sweeps The he saw
Of rsoSr csnR p nos s AND their
and cooling their fevered pulses o. .hos ~ tho trf
Gerid "A besch-oombers "a by word and reproacn
cmong thoroughbreds Of higher order ,,., heach
from Brighton track were s n sSs ss Of
s the Coney Island s "a Down iUr there one
SGs for Snts
winter at Brighton 6o SssS he might
strasht tip for the suburban me Beasn .wed dis
s ANU when asked their been yadng in the
Som6ers they hadn't thought Of such tnnE s
all 90 the ssAa aSe '0I aE ps
s snGsSs 1h' among s1a
:1 thu sssp
se put his money accordingly All. aSe tSer hang
D0sIg ns ce1S in search Of tips
Sic TO back the whole hed he followed nan ,sH nsaS
s sSs Ud redns can hardly win Suburban carry
ns 1as pounds But is in ., l2l you say Precisely
he @ S GH 70 sarss ii Country
9d IN m ssn suffer 70 T ne
his yashness THAT is the way they talk at Brighton
ftp No l-Barnun, 49, a. "sure thing" TOT b. = T. III
'G Esi1s Zip No 2Heres the way they talk about
him: - .,.,,.
IIi has been the weight: than any
Nj are in good condion and think he viii stand tranng
You he has the necessary speed "hA mo'e W '''
ssseleman-E,e began racing last st, year on June ana
second siabeman linterruptng]-And IL 'aid MIN up lot
First @ta6leman-And he won his second race seven
Second stabeman-And that laid him up for three weeks
AMI when the post again Mile oea' hi nA"u'
Merea Jocsey-whO what becomes Of him after he
Wins The s1Sp pa for six months he
aTr mighty sk the early part
Ne season es the e6 9srtes s s SSe 70 OHs
Portland Clip No 81
Turiman whO pssTnSss him VITA RhVi
sisncesl-Why. he hasn't grown one Bit
AmaSeur-Great Scott DO you think he can win TN
M SaTsI have nv DOUBTS WHO said he cond win it
NJ Xmateur-why everyone meet in town dhey al SAY
HsISS'% sound with the E,
sepon on his breast-which doesn't interior
HmaieGr-what horrid looking thingit is Why don
sG%a r DsVis~i am cutting of with string which tie
htS is Tat the best you can cav Portland
Ar psvsNi don't Enw much more about him than 20
40 He may train; he mott he may be last ana he @
la lasfye
s heels Hell kck QqssT o1 sRi ta he Was Ia
ss sr and %pS ddes yG Res so much
rorasnd was handle ,I.ns@
and ont q h M C e .nd worry He
himself to death The he. s y sAe Viii wsas
lie has GuSes aS SsTn Yse Year DG
looked good to win all the three yearod stakes
one country.
The reporter went over to Sheepshead Bay anu ioul
fremont Zip No ~:
philip xSs sus 5aS S s sG%' II.
S w tart han S% in aR SS go
enough the Iree:ysaTSd engagements 1; q,smo,
ssi sSrS so s1 roB %S
RsSor ann told tia, you offered bet s. 200
M we never take 1tGTes on the s sS
SSs season Thses no telling what may happen in thu
think nom can We have
DIV Sm TO % Sn o sRo" SsSi him
Sack him heavily to II we don't start MIN we 81
Smply take a H. the race as we ala last year.
Renorter-M hat did you back last yearf
Mr. Richmond We bet 5000 on him
Reporter-Hsve picked out the winner fremont III
BOT starti - ,,. ..o,,o o,,,, % i'm
ne has some good Observation-Disclosures Nasterpe
OfFallon- -. -. ,.,,., pro
Rsporter-They are all declared out and Captain Bro
now has only Blue Wing and Bob Fisher In the face .,
Mr. Dvyer-Are they OF III Well thought O'fall
hsd 4 mighty good chance OF winning the Suburban
Reporter-How Blue Wing, with ll5 pounds ,
Nr Dwyer-TOo much weight think lie would get
Netter with ll2 don't know much about BOD isher
said TO be fast wouldn't pick out any crack 70 WIN
Hmm II intended bet on the race now should
iec some good weight four old There are SIEVE
fine chance 1t Is next 10 inlI
sble old 10 wiD the and 10 bet on
Dow q like throwing money away -
frank McIaLe iIremonrs trainer]-1 don't know W
TIE colt We haven't found anything good enough
himself. He goes twenty-five mics eN
Snorning 1870 pounds on his back and comes from
kitten. jumping and frisking about
nnofi,er horse 1